单词 | hells angel |
释义 | hell's angeln. 1. U.S. colloquial. A nickname for a B-17 bomber or flying fortress aeroplane (see note in etymology); a squadron of these planes. Also in plural with singular agreement. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > bomber > of specific manufacture flying fortress1937 Stuka1940 Wimpey1942 hell's angel1943 V-bomber1955 1943 Examiner (San Francisco) 8 Aug. 3/1 The ten-man crew which manned the flying fortress, ‘Hell's Angel’, on her thirty-three raids across the English channel. 1944 San Antonio (Texas) Light 2 June 6 b The Hell's Angels flew back to her base with all but two members of her crew dead or unconscious. 2004 Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jrnl. (Nexis) 3 Nov. b12 Gene was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the 303rd Hell's Angels Bomber Group. 2. A member of a group of motorcyclists in California, usually dressed in black leather and originally notorious for their disturbances of civil order; spec. a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (see note in etymology). Also: a member of a similar group elsewhere. Frequently in plural.In the United States Hells Angels is a proprietary name of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > action or behaviour of gangs of hooligans > member of gang of hooligans whitecap1607 shrove-prentice1638 Mohock?1711 sweater1712 highbinder1806 hoodlum1871 hooligan1898 hood1930 skolly1934 tear-away1938 gunsel1942 Teddy boy1954 hell's angel1956 angel1965 bikie1967 skinhead1969 bovver boy1970 boot-boy1977 casual1980 1956 Nevada State Jrnl. 4 Sept. 8/6 The 11 were arrested at 3 a.m. Sunday morning after..an onslaught of telephone calls protesting the antics of a pack of at least 30 ‘Hells Angels’. 1967 G. Legman Fake Revolt 21 The hoodlum drug-addicts and homosexual motorcyclists..who've had two ‘Hell's Angels’ movies already exposing (read: glorifying) them. 1968 Listener 22 Feb. 253/2 The Hell's Angels—those much-publicised outlaw motor-cyclists, noted for their wearing of leather jackets and Nazi insignia, whose hunting ground is mainly California. 1969 Oz Apr. 3/2 Hell's Angels were moved in on the 3rd floor as a protection against external aggression. 1971 New Scientist 11 Feb. 331/2 The Hell's Angels created rather than prevented disorder when Mick and the Stones were dispensing their magic. 1984 Doylestown (Pa.) Sunday Intelligencer 17 June a5/2 There was a brief fight involving 18–20 members of the Hells Angels and Pagans motorcycle clubs. 2001 Folklore 112 113 Harris was both a Hell's Angel and a sociologist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943 |
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